🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.18
Italy’s new #Stabilicum promises voters greater choice by bringing back preference voting.
🚫 But Alice Sanarico and Federico Taddei argue that the reform could make it harder for younger candidates to compete, reinforcing political exclusion.
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Italy’s new #Stabilicum promises voters greater choice by bringing back preference voting.
🚫 But Alice Sanarico and Federico Taddei argue that the reform could make it harder for younger candidates to compete, reinforcing political exclusion.
⤵️ tinyurl.com/d8dvjfa6
🎈 How Italy’s new electoral law could lock out young candidates
Italy’s new electoral reform, the Stabilicum, promises voters greater choice by bringing back preference voting. But allowing voters to choose individual candidates does not automatically make politic...
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October 29, 2026 at 9:15 AM
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.18
Italy’s new #Stabilicum promises voters greater choice by bringing back preference voting.
🚫 But Alice Sanarico and Federico Taddei argue that the reform could make it harder for younger candidates to compete, reinforcing political exclusion.
⤵️ tinyurl.com/d8dvjfa6
Italy’s new #Stabilicum promises voters greater choice by bringing back preference voting.
🚫 But Alice Sanarico and Federico Taddei argue that the reform could make it harder for younger candidates to compete, reinforcing political exclusion.
⤵️ tinyurl.com/d8dvjfa6
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect
⚖️ Voters say they value democracy, yet governments that weaken courts rarely pay a price.
🗳️ Filippo Palmieri argues the reason is a majoritarian idea of democracy, in which stripping an elected government of constraints counts as a mandate fulfilled
⤵️ tinyurl.com/ymr6f9eu
⚖️ Voters say they value democracy, yet governments that weaken courts rarely pay a price.
🗳️ Filippo Palmieri argues the reason is a majoritarian idea of democracy, in which stripping an elected government of constraints counts as a mandate fulfilled
⤵️ tinyurl.com/ymr6f9eu
🎈Why attacking the courts can sound democratic
Voters say they value democracy, yet governments that weaken courts and watchdogs rarely pay a price. Filippo Palmieri argues that the reason is not indifference but a majoritarian idea of democracy, ...
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October 20, 2026 at 8:20 AM
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect
⚖️ Voters say they value democracy, yet governments that weaken courts rarely pay a price.
🗳️ Filippo Palmieri argues the reason is a majoritarian idea of democracy, in which stripping an elected government of constraints counts as a mandate fulfilled
⤵️ tinyurl.com/ymr6f9eu
⚖️ Voters say they value democracy, yet governments that weaken courts rarely pay a price.
🗳️ Filippo Palmieri argues the reason is a majoritarian idea of democracy, in which stripping an elected government of constraints counts as a mandate fulfilled
⤵️ tinyurl.com/ymr6f9eu
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.16
🔸 Marjan Marjanović argues that inviting citizens into policymaking is not enough.
🔸 The democratic value of policy co-creation depends on whether institutions allow disagreement to emerge, and remain accountable for the decisions that follow
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🔸 Marjan Marjanović argues that inviting citizens into policymaking is not enough.
🔸 The democratic value of policy co-creation depends on whether institutions allow disagreement to emerge, and remain accountable for the decisions that follow
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🎈Co-creation strengthens democracy only when it shares power
Co-creation has become a familiar response to Europe’s democratic malaise. Marjan Marjanović argues that inviting citizens into policymaking is not enough. As Europe navigates its green and digital tr...
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October 14, 2026 at 8:19 AM
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.16
🔸 Marjan Marjanović argues that inviting citizens into policymaking is not enough.
🔸 The democratic value of policy co-creation depends on whether institutions allow disagreement to emerge, and remain accountable for the decisions that follow
⤵️ buff.ly/gZKTnkl
🔸 Marjan Marjanović argues that inviting citizens into policymaking is not enough.
🔸 The democratic value of policy co-creation depends on whether institutions allow disagreement to emerge, and remain accountable for the decisions that follow
⤵️ buff.ly/gZKTnkl
🎈#RepresentativeDisconnect No.15
🗳️ De Simone, Martini, Russo & Şişman find little evidence that Europeans are abandoning democracy.
🔀 But democratic support often coexists with openness to authoritarian alternatives.
👩🎓 Education emerges as the most consistent dividing line
⤵️ bit.ly/4dsDlIl
🗳️ De Simone, Martini, Russo & Şişman find little evidence that Europeans are abandoning democracy.
🔀 But democratic support often coexists with openness to authoritarian alternatives.
👩🎓 Education emerges as the most consistent dividing line
⤵️ bit.ly/4dsDlIl
🎈 Supporting democracy while tolerating autocracy: who is most at risk?
Evelyn De Simone, Sergio Martini, Federico Russo and Elif Şeyma Şişman find little evidence that Europeans are abandoning democracy. But democratic support often coexists with openness to authoritaria...
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October 7, 2026 at 9:23 AM
🎈#RepresentativeDisconnect No.15
🗳️ De Simone, Martini, Russo & Şişman find little evidence that Europeans are abandoning democracy.
🔀 But democratic support often coexists with openness to authoritarian alternatives.
👩🎓 Education emerges as the most consistent dividing line
⤵️ bit.ly/4dsDlIl
🗳️ De Simone, Martini, Russo & Şişman find little evidence that Europeans are abandoning democracy.
🔀 But democratic support often coexists with openness to authoritarian alternatives.
👩🎓 Education emerges as the most consistent dividing line
⤵️ bit.ly/4dsDlIl
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.14
🗳️ As #Nigeria approaches its 2027 general #elections, @aliyuubangida.bsky.social argues Nigeria's deeper democratic problem appears after voting ends.
📉 Trust falls when citizens cannot reach representatives or see institutions respond.
👉 buff.ly/G8OuOEK
🗳️ As #Nigeria approaches its 2027 general #elections, @aliyuubangida.bsky.social argues Nigeria's deeper democratic problem appears after voting ends.
📉 Trust falls when citizens cannot reach representatives or see institutions respond.
👉 buff.ly/G8OuOEK
🎈 Nigeria's trust crisis begins between elections
As Nigeria approaches its 2027 general elections, Aliyu Muhammadsunusi Ubangida argues Nigeria's deeper democratic problem appears after voting ends. Trust falls when citizens cannot reach representat...
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July 28, 2026 at 8:12 AM
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.14
🗳️ As #Nigeria approaches its 2027 general #elections, @aliyuubangida.bsky.social argues Nigeria's deeper democratic problem appears after voting ends.
📉 Trust falls when citizens cannot reach representatives or see institutions respond.
👉 buff.ly/G8OuOEK
🗳️ As #Nigeria approaches its 2027 general #elections, @aliyuubangida.bsky.social argues Nigeria's deeper democratic problem appears after voting ends.
📉 Trust falls when citizens cannot reach representatives or see institutions respond.
👉 buff.ly/G8OuOEK
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.13
🪧 @pieterdewilde.bsky.social @andreavik.bsky.social @leneaaroe.bsky.social + @olivertreib.bsky.social show how activists like #GretaThunberg + Patrisse Cullors can make citizens feel politically represented, boosting people's democratic satisfaction.
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🪧 @pieterdewilde.bsky.social @andreavik.bsky.social @leneaaroe.bsky.social + @olivertreib.bsky.social show how activists like #GretaThunberg + Patrisse Cullors can make citizens feel politically represented, boosting people's democratic satisfaction.
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🎈 How unelected representatives are reshaping democracy
New research shows activists like Greta Thunberg and Patrisse Cullors can make citizens feel politically represented. Among marginalised groups in particular, this boosts people's democratic satisfact...
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July 14, 2026 at 8:30 AM
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.13
🪧 @pieterdewilde.bsky.social @andreavik.bsky.social @leneaaroe.bsky.social + @olivertreib.bsky.social show how activists like #GretaThunberg + Patrisse Cullors can make citizens feel politically represented, boosting people's democratic satisfaction.
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🪧 @pieterdewilde.bsky.social @andreavik.bsky.social @leneaaroe.bsky.social + @olivertreib.bsky.social show how activists like #GretaThunberg + Patrisse Cullors can make citizens feel politically represented, boosting people's democratic satisfaction.
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🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.12
🗳️ Pierce Leslie argues that Britain’s representative disconnect begins long before election day.
🙋♂️ While it is local constituencies who elect MPs, party rules + emergency panels increasingly decide who becomes a realistic parliamentary choice.
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🗳️ Pierce Leslie argues that Britain’s representative disconnect begins long before election day.
🙋♂️ While it is local constituencies who elect MPs, party rules + emergency panels increasingly decide who becomes a realistic parliamentary choice.
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🎈 Candidate selection and the limits of local representation
Drawing on developments in candidate selection across British political parties, Pierce Leslie argues that Britain’s representative disconnect begins long before election day. While it is local consti...
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July 3, 2026 at 9:33 AM
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.12
🗳️ Pierce Leslie argues that Britain’s representative disconnect begins long before election day.
🙋♂️ While it is local constituencies who elect MPs, party rules + emergency panels increasingly decide who becomes a realistic parliamentary choice.
👉 buff.ly/6MfSwk3
🗳️ Pierce Leslie argues that Britain’s representative disconnect begins long before election day.
🙋♂️ While it is local constituencies who elect MPs, party rules + emergency panels increasingly decide who becomes a realistic parliamentary choice.
👉 buff.ly/6MfSwk3
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.11
🔨 Western democracies' responsiveness machinery has been quietly dismantled.
⛓️💥 To repair the representative disconnect, says @ldesio.bsky.social, we must first understand precisely what is broken.
👉️ bit.ly/49vAkFg
🔨 Western democracies' responsiveness machinery has been quietly dismantled.
⛓️💥 To repair the representative disconnect, says @ldesio.bsky.social, we must first understand precisely what is broken.
👉️ bit.ly/49vAkFg
🎈 How three transformations blocked democratic responsiveness
Western democracies' responsiveness machinery has been quietly dismantled. To repair the representative disconnect, says Lorenzo De Sio, we must first understand precisely what is broken
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June 2, 2026 at 9:28 AM
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.11
🔨 Western democracies' responsiveness machinery has been quietly dismantled.
⛓️💥 To repair the representative disconnect, says @ldesio.bsky.social, we must first understand precisely what is broken.
👉️ bit.ly/49vAkFg
🔨 Western democracies' responsiveness machinery has been quietly dismantled.
⛓️💥 To repair the representative disconnect, says @ldesio.bsky.social, we must first understand precisely what is broken.
👉️ bit.ly/49vAkFg
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.10
🛡️ We often hear EU leaders talk about the need to #DefendDemocracy.
🗣️ Yet, as Omran Shroufi shows, their discourse is often more about identifying geopolitical threats than it is about tackling home-grown structural problems of disillusionment.
👉️ bit.ly/4wRG5XH
🛡️ We often hear EU leaders talk about the need to #DefendDemocracy.
🗣️ Yet, as Omran Shroufi shows, their discourse is often more about identifying geopolitical threats than it is about tackling home-grown structural problems of disillusionment.
👉️ bit.ly/4wRG5XH
🎈 The European Democracy Shield: defending what?
We commonly hear EU leaders talk about the need to ‘defend democracy’. Yet, as Omran Shroufi shows, their discourse is often more about identifying and naming geopolitical threats than it is about tac...
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May 26, 2026 at 8:18 AM
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.10
🛡️ We often hear EU leaders talk about the need to #DefendDemocracy.
🗣️ Yet, as Omran Shroufi shows, their discourse is often more about identifying geopolitical threats than it is about tackling home-grown structural problems of disillusionment.
👉️ bit.ly/4wRG5XH
🛡️ We often hear EU leaders talk about the need to #DefendDemocracy.
🗣️ Yet, as Omran Shroufi shows, their discourse is often more about identifying geopolitical threats than it is about tackling home-grown structural problems of disillusionment.
👉️ bit.ly/4wRG5XH
🎈#RepresentativeDisconnect No.9
🗳️ Young people in Europe are increasingly disengaging from electoral politics.
⚖️ @kevinmeyvaert.bsky.social argues that without a moral narrative of justice + fairness, we will never succeed in reconnecting all citizens to democratic life.
👉️ bit.ly/4mczJgw
🗳️ Young people in Europe are increasingly disengaging from electoral politics.
⚖️ @kevinmeyvaert.bsky.social argues that without a moral narrative of justice + fairness, we will never succeed in reconnecting all citizens to democratic life.
👉️ bit.ly/4mczJgw
🎈 Why governments need to persuade young people that democracy is just and fair
Young people in Europe and, by extension, the West, are increasingly disengaging from electoral politics. Academic studies are still trying to understand the phenomenon. But Kevin Meyvaert argues that...
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April 8, 2026 at 8:22 AM
🎈#RepresentativeDisconnect No.9
🗳️ Young people in Europe are increasingly disengaging from electoral politics.
⚖️ @kevinmeyvaert.bsky.social argues that without a moral narrative of justice + fairness, we will never succeed in reconnecting all citizens to democratic life.
👉️ bit.ly/4mczJgw
🗳️ Young people in Europe are increasingly disengaging from electoral politics.
⚖️ @kevinmeyvaert.bsky.social argues that without a moral narrative of justice + fairness, we will never succeed in reconnecting all citizens to democratic life.
👉️ bit.ly/4mczJgw
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.8
📉 Based on @eepolitics.bsky.social research, Annamária Sebestyén argues that in #Hungary + other countries experiencing #DemocraticBacksliding, 💭 opposition MPS must develop innovative strategies to remain politically relevant.
👉️ bit.ly/4uO5WPr
📉 Based on @eepolitics.bsky.social research, Annamária Sebestyén argues that in #Hungary + other countries experiencing #DemocraticBacksliding, 💭 opposition MPS must develop innovative strategies to remain politically relevant.
👉️ bit.ly/4uO5WPr
🎈 How opposition MPs survive in electoral autocracies
In countries experiencing democratic backsliding, opposition MPs must confront not only the crisis of political representation but also structural constraints that limit their influence. Drawing on re...
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March 26, 2026 at 10:36 AM
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.8
📉 Based on @eepolitics.bsky.social research, Annamária Sebestyén argues that in #Hungary + other countries experiencing #DemocraticBacksliding, 💭 opposition MPS must develop innovative strategies to remain politically relevant.
👉️ bit.ly/4uO5WPr
📉 Based on @eepolitics.bsky.social research, Annamária Sebestyén argues that in #Hungary + other countries experiencing #DemocraticBacksliding, 💭 opposition MPS must develop innovative strategies to remain politically relevant.
👉️ bit.ly/4uO5WPr
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.7
📑 @valescal.bsky.social argues that Irish #LocalAuthorities tend to treat public participation as a formal administrative requirement.
✅️ However, by moving beyond performative box-ticking + toward genuine co-design, we can bridge the trust gap.
👉 bit.ly/4tsBolB
📑 @valescal.bsky.social argues that Irish #LocalAuthorities tend to treat public participation as a formal administrative requirement.
✅️ However, by moving beyond performative box-ticking + toward genuine co-design, we can bridge the trust gap.
👉 bit.ly/4tsBolB
🎈 How public consultations can spark local innovation
Valesca Lima argues that Irish local authorities tend to treat public participation as a formal administrative requirement. However, by moving beyond performative box-ticking and toward genuine co-des...
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February 6, 2026 at 10:27 AM
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.7
📑 @valescal.bsky.social argues that Irish #LocalAuthorities tend to treat public participation as a formal administrative requirement.
✅️ However, by moving beyond performative box-ticking + toward genuine co-design, we can bridge the trust gap.
👉 bit.ly/4tsBolB
📑 @valescal.bsky.social argues that Irish #LocalAuthorities tend to treat public participation as a formal administrative requirement.
✅️ However, by moving beyond performative box-ticking + toward genuine co-design, we can bridge the trust gap.
👉 bit.ly/4tsBolB
🎈No.5 Émilie Frenkiel introduces a pioneering #DeliberativeDemocracy project inviting university students & staff to develop measures to future-proof their institution against social and environmental challenges, bridging the #RepresentativeDisconnect between citizens & institutions bit.ly/4jBg7Bn
🎈 How a student citizens' assembly in France is reshaping a Parisian university
A pioneering new deliberative democracy project invites university students, faculty and administrative staff to develop transformative measures to future-proof their institution against social and en...
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January 12, 2026 at 9:38 AM
🎈No.5 Émilie Frenkiel introduces a pioneering #DeliberativeDemocracy project inviting university students & staff to develop measures to future-proof their institution against social and environmental challenges, bridging the #RepresentativeDisconnect between citizens & institutions bit.ly/4jBg7Bn
🎈#RepresentativeDisconnect No.5
@suleyaylaci.bsky.social, Edana Beauvais & Mark E. Warren show how #DemocraticInnovations help elites tackle inclusion gaps, agenda-setting dilemmas and decision-making deadlocks.
The authors also highlight the risks of co-optation & #DemocracyWashing
👇 bit.ly/4paqmOh
@suleyaylaci.bsky.social, Edana Beauvais & Mark E. Warren show how #DemocraticInnovations help elites tackle inclusion gaps, agenda-setting dilemmas and decision-making deadlocks.
The authors also highlight the risks of co-optation & #DemocracyWashing
👇 bit.ly/4paqmOh
🎈 Why elected elites might reach for democratic innovations
Elected politicians face rising mistrust, gridlock, and citizen disengagement. In their research, Şule Yaylaci, Edana Beauvais and Mark E. Warren show how democratic innovations can help elites tackle...
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December 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🎈#RepresentativeDisconnect No.5
@suleyaylaci.bsky.social, Edana Beauvais & Mark E. Warren show how #DemocraticInnovations help elites tackle inclusion gaps, agenda-setting dilemmas and decision-making deadlocks.
The authors also highlight the risks of co-optation & #DemocracyWashing
👇 bit.ly/4paqmOh
@suleyaylaci.bsky.social, Edana Beauvais & Mark E. Warren show how #DemocraticInnovations help elites tackle inclusion gaps, agenda-setting dilemmas and decision-making deadlocks.
The authors also highlight the risks of co-optation & #DemocracyWashing
👇 bit.ly/4paqmOh
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.4
🔗 Can we re-establish the connection between political institutions + citizens?
🔃 Dario Castiglione says we must first rethink democratic representation as a process of mutual engagement; then re-imagine its political practices + institutions.
👉 bit.ly/4pXC3ta
🔗 Can we re-establish the connection between political institutions + citizens?
🔃 Dario Castiglione says we must first rethink democratic representation as a process of mutual engagement; then re-imagine its political practices + institutions.
👉 bit.ly/4pXC3ta
🎈 Who elected Mark Rutte? Representation as political engagement
In his introductory piece for this series, Luca Verzichelli asked whether we can re-establish a connection between political institutions and citizens. Dario Castiglione suggests we can. But first, we...
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December 22, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.4
🔗 Can we re-establish the connection between political institutions + citizens?
🔃 Dario Castiglione says we must first rethink democratic representation as a process of mutual engagement; then re-imagine its political practices + institutions.
👉 bit.ly/4pXC3ta
🔗 Can we re-establish the connection between political institutions + citizens?
🔃 Dario Castiglione says we must first rethink democratic representation as a process of mutual engagement; then re-imagine its political practices + institutions.
👉 bit.ly/4pXC3ta
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.3
😷 Zsófia Papp & Godfred Bonnah Nkansah show that during #C19, Hungarians judged the quality of democracy more by government performance. Their findings reveal when citizens in backsliding regimes accept violations of democratic standards.
👉 bit.ly/3N2Fkse
😷 Zsófia Papp & Godfred Bonnah Nkansah show that during #C19, Hungarians judged the quality of democracy more by government performance. Their findings reveal when citizens in backsliding regimes accept violations of democratic standards.
👉 bit.ly/3N2Fkse
🎈 When do citizens tolerate democratic violations? Lessons from Hungary’s pandemic emergency
Zsófia Papp and Godfred Bonnah Nkansah show that during Covid-19, Hungarians judged the quality of democracy less by procedural norms and more by government performance. Their findings reveal when cit...
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December 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.3
😷 Zsófia Papp & Godfred Bonnah Nkansah show that during #C19, Hungarians judged the quality of democracy more by government performance. Their findings reveal when citizens in backsliding regimes accept violations of democratic standards.
👉 bit.ly/3N2Fkse
😷 Zsófia Papp & Godfred Bonnah Nkansah show that during #C19, Hungarians judged the quality of democracy more by government performance. Their findings reveal when citizens in backsliding regimes accept violations of democratic standards.
👉 bit.ly/3N2Fkse
🎈#RepresentativeDisconnect No.2
Marco Improta & Elisabetta Mannoni reveal an ideological gap between young men + women across Europe ♂️↔️♀️. This gap – strong in the UK, but absent in Norway – may relate to perceptions of the 'winners and losers' of feminism.
👉 bit.ly/3XObxpy
Marco Improta & Elisabetta Mannoni reveal an ideological gap between young men + women across Europe ♂️↔️♀️. This gap – strong in the UK, but absent in Norway – may relate to perceptions of the 'winners and losers' of feminism.
👉 bit.ly/3XObxpy
🎈 Youth and the new gender divide
Who benefits from feminism, and who loses from it? Marco Improta and Elisabetta Mannoni reveal an ideological gap between young men and women across Europe. This gap – strong in the UK, but absent in ...
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December 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🎈#RepresentativeDisconnect No.2
Marco Improta & Elisabetta Mannoni reveal an ideological gap between young men + women across Europe ♂️↔️♀️. This gap – strong in the UK, but absent in Norway – may relate to perceptions of the 'winners and losers' of feminism.
👉 bit.ly/3XObxpy
Marco Improta & Elisabetta Mannoni reveal an ideological gap between young men + women across Europe ♂️↔️♀️. This gap – strong in the UK, but absent in Norway – may relate to perceptions of the 'winners and losers' of feminism.
👉 bit.ly/3XObxpy
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.1
Launching a 🆕 series on 'democratic disconnect', Luca Verzichelli explores the crisis of democratic representation and calls for innovative solutions to reconnect actors, strengthen institutions + adapt democracy to 21st century challenges.
👉 bit.ly/4iT47ex
Launching a 🆕 series on 'democratic disconnect', Luca Verzichelli explores the crisis of democratic representation and calls for innovative solutions to reconnect actors, strengthen institutions + adapt democracy to 21st century challenges.
👉 bit.ly/4iT47ex
🎈 Why we shouldn't give up on representative democracy just yet
Luca Verzichelli explores the crisis of democratic representation and the shrinking space for citizen-institution engagement. Launching a series on 'democratic disconnect', he calls for a new democrat...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.1
Launching a 🆕 series on 'democratic disconnect', Luca Verzichelli explores the crisis of democratic representation and calls for innovative solutions to reconnect actors, strengthen institutions + adapt democracy to 21st century challenges.
👉 bit.ly/4iT47ex
Launching a 🆕 series on 'democratic disconnect', Luca Verzichelli explores the crisis of democratic representation and calls for innovative solutions to reconnect actors, strengthen institutions + adapt democracy to 21st century challenges.
👉 bit.ly/4iT47ex